American Gods Being Developed By Starz

Neil Gaiman fans rejoice! The writers seminal book American Gods has been picked up by Starz, the company behind Spartacus. The show, which was originally meant to be made by Tom Hanks’ Playtone Productions and HBO, had fallen into TV limbo after Gaiman dropped off the project last year.

Not only will Starz be producing the show but they have brought on Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, Pushing Daisies) and Michael Green (Heroes) as show runners, with Neil Gaiman back on board also.

American Gods is a story about the brewing conflict between the old gods of religion and mythology and the new gods who represent modern desires like technology, media and celebrity. The old gods have grown few and weak with fewer people believing in them. The story follows ex-convict, Shadow Moon, as he come into the employment of an old god and journeys across America as his bodyguard.

Bryan Fuller had this to say about the show, “Neil Gaiman has created the holiest of holy toy boxes with American Gods and filled it with all manner of magical thing, born of new gods and old. Michael Green and I are thrilled to crack this toy box wide open and unleash the fantastical titans of heaven and earth and Neil’s vividly prolific imagination.”

Neil Gaiman. Writer of American Gods, as well as Sandman, Coraline and Stardust.

Are you a fan of American Gods and Gaiman’s other work? Given the team involved and their past work, there is a lot to get excited about. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.